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Hayate the Combat Butler is an energetic and variety-filled romcom aimed primarily at otaku. Bluntly put, if you do not have a decent handle on the classics that had come out up to this point, as well as the most popular anime of the era this premiered in, you’re not going to understand a lot of the humor because it is so extremely reference-heavy, but I don’t point this out as something negative. Rather, its desire to constantly celebrate a wide span of anime culture, from classics like Gundam, Eva, and Utena, to shows contemporary to this one one like Gurren Lagann and Haruhi, shows a deep understanding of and respect for the medium, and its use of these references to prod at and dissect many of the tropes that have become the bedrock of different anime genres is equal parts fascinating…
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This is my favorite anime it’s perfect (in my opinion) it’s characters were good and hayate himself is hilarious and somewhat ignorant. So please watch this anime if you haven’t. 10/10 man how long does MAL want me to make this.
Eh Hinagiku is best girl followed by Nagi followed by Maria. So yeah watch this anime please I promise it’s good. Man what else should I wright hmm 🧐. Umm it’s pretty funny and if you’re stuck inside it’s pretty long and has four seasons along with a movie. All four seasons have been dubbed if you watch dubbed anime. It can be action packed or it could be heartwarming and that’s my review.
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Hayate No Gotoku was probably the first anime of 2017 that made me really appreciate its existence. The funny thing about this one, was that it was the first anime that I saw that made me see the character's role as a male maid butler. It was always considered "cute" to see the female maid butler to satisfy male audiences, but it was nice to see the story of how Hayate came to this position in the first place. The anime references of older anime shows towards this one were pretty cool, considering that this show came out back in 2007. The second half of the series seemed to almost feel a little clunky sometimes. Either way, it didn't really make me not wince a bit, as far as the humor is concerned. Overall, this show is still getting me excited for watching the second season, which I'm cur…
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Ive seen many types of anime, but this one sets itself apart from the rest. Easily one of the best I've ever had the enjoyment of watching. It even stands alongside bleach, full metal alchemist, even dragon ball z as one of my faves.
What makes this anime so enjoyable is the 2 main characters themselves, hayate and nagi. Nagi's uselessness complements hayate because he can literally do EVERYTHING and makes up for what nagi lacks. The side characters are also amazing. Klaus, The katsura sisters, nishizawa-san, etc... are all great characters. I love how they all reference other anime and make fun of everything. I love how one character can be talking and suddenly out of nowhere a new character appears and suddenly they're part of the conversation. The music, the settings, theme of this an…
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Ever since that fateful summer of 2008 when I got into regular anime watching, I've never stumbled upon something so confusing and nonsensical, yet entertaining as 'Hayate no Gotoku!'. This show features a male lead with the strength, agility and endurance that could make superman cower in fear. A white tiger that tries to violate said male lead on numerous occasions. A cast containing more tsunderes than I care to remember and comedy that constantly breaks the fourth wall and makes you check your download folder to see if you're watching the right anime. To top it off, this show parodies a whole truckload of other anime shows - Dragon Ball, Bleach, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Sailor Moon... the list is truly endless. And not just anime either. It parodies anything it can get its hands on. N…
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For many years I had been recommended this show by a variety of friends and it looked very promising. A lot of comedy, some romance, and Queen Tsundere, Rie Kugimiya . Kugimiya also voiced other popular characters such as Louise in Zero no Tsukaima , Taiga in Toradora , and Shana in Shakugan no Shana (among with a variety of others). I personally have seen all of those except Shana and I'm a huge fan of her voice so this show was an easy pick with her playing the young, rich, spoiled, shut-in otaku tsundere Nagi.
But moving past characters let's actually talk about the show.
The show started off pretty strong. It was about poor Hayate who is thrown into a world of debt after his parents gamble him away and in a last ditch effort to make money he thinks about kidnapping young Nagi in the…
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“A butler is one who serves. A butler is one who dedicates himself. A butler is the formal guardian who supports the days of their master.”Now whats so special about this quote? Well in Hayate no Gotoko (Hayate the Combat Butler) it forms the basis of the anime making it your perfect comedy anime filled with action, romance, laughs, gags, and of course...some fan service(but the fan service if very little). I can tell you that this is a comedy unlike any other. It is full of references to other anime and Japanese culture. If you are familiar to Japanese culture or enjoy watching anime a lot, then the references made in this anime will make you giggle with enjoyment. Saying that it doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy this anime if you haven’t seen your fair share of anime it just means you might m…
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NOTE: This anime oozes jokes from its very core, for those who like jokes this is a must see.
STORY: The story is about a 16yr old boy was left with a insane amount of debt by he's good for nothing parents that gambles away he's lunch money.
(yes it really said they took his lunch money) The boy is EXTREMELY unluck and get into many things that is near impossible. (but thats why we watch it)
So when the "very generous people" came the get the debt, he ran away.
He was able to get away into a park where he met a blonde hair girl named Nagi. The boy who's name is Hayate dicided to "kidnapp" her for money.
But since he choose the worst words possible to use, Nagi fell in love with Hayate since Nagi thinks that the kidnapping was a proposal for marriage.
(yes it worked out very well dont you…
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I'm writing this review in order to help balance out the disproportionate number of positive reviews. I'm not doing it out of spite; having seen all of both the first and second seasons, I can definitely say that I was disappointed with how this series turned out. So, let this be fair warning so others do not make this mistake: Hayate no Gotoku is NOT a story-driven anime. While I began watching with some knowledge of this, the total absence of any plot whatsoever and any character development at all (I will say the second season provides a lot more development though) were incredibly frustrating for me, and I'd like to prevent others from having to endure over 70 episodes in order to learn the same lesson. Please understand this is nothing more than my personal opinion, and that while I r…
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Ah, Hayate. This is a comedy that has almost everything. Romance, Fighting, Drama, Slice Of Life, a bit of Majou Shoujo...to name a few. It's a melting pot that deals out a little bit of everything. Fourth wall breakings, or instances where you're informed that the characters know they're fictional, are everywhere. It's not frequent in anime to actually show the poor side of life. Hayate is in debt for ¥156,804,000, or about 2 million American dollars, thanks to his happy-go-lucky parents. Hayate becomes a butler to Nagi, and it all goes crazy from there. A kid who's supposed to be in high school being a butler is already unheard of. But it's a creative yet simple plot, and it works. Story gets a ten. The art style is a very good mix, yet it shows that the creators put a lot of work in. Th…
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Anime is known to be weird and crazy. And this is one of those anime's, it's where nothing makes sense and where many different genres are thrown in one package. There is rarely any doll moment in this anime, and it keeps you entertained all through if it is romance-comedy or fighting big machine's and saving the girl.
All the characters are as solid as they come, you can't help but love everyone of the character's, who always find up some crazy schemes to torture Hayate or some other poor person. Or some other girl that misunderstands what Hayate says and sooner Hayate get's beaten up because of it.
This is one of the best romance-comedy's out there because you can never predict what's going to happen next! There is always those ''WHAT'' moments that never grow old. This anime always fi…
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What can we say about hayate no gotoku? Well, the first thing I can say with a large amount of confidence is that overall it's a pretty good anime, the comedy is usually pretty funny, and the action is fast-paced enough to keep it exciting, but not overbearing. By the same token, it's not great, it's comedy is not drop-dead hilarious, the action doesn't bring you to the edge of your seat, and it does not bring anything really ground-breaking to the anime industry. This anime does a great job of establishing a sense of normalcy, and does a great job with characters that aren't too deep establishing a few funny quirks for you to learn about for each character. These are both the anime's strongest qualities and its weakest point; the characters rarely have any depth at all and seem to be cook…
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Hayate no Gotoku! is a long but interesting anime. This romantic comedy is all about a butler, Hayate, who serves his master Nagi due to extremely odd events. Misunderstandings happen between the two of them repeatedly and thus it creates the comedy that we see throughout the series.
Some of the comedy in this anime can be repetitive and is fairly funny for the first few times but loses it thunder as it goes on but the creators have so much in here that they are able to keep the entire 52 episodes interesting and funny.
Plot...there is very little of it. Most of the episodes are all tied just on random adventure that Hayate and Nagi have together. Taking the bulk aside, the main plot that advances pretty much everything is fairly good and is put together fine. Really the last episode is…
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I think my favorite character in this show would be Maria, the maid in the show. She remains most attractive, smart, and has an interesting personality which shows her kindness and humor. I thought this show would have her as the main female protagonist, but since it seemed she wasn't, my enjoyment went down the drain. The interesting humor it portrays isn't half bad, but its not something that i would lmao to the ground on. The male protagonist, Hayate shows an interesting cluelessness in his personality and kindness which makes him a good character as well as being strong, but his drag in making the show really "slow" is a pain in the butt. I know the show wasn't trying to go quickly, but really trying to bring light humor and liveliness,for me, the only way this show would be "extremely…
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Hayate no Gotoku! This is just pretty much an anime not worthy of your time if you doesn't want to waste your time becoming fanatics to a few characters in this show.
Anyway,this show is a pure romance comedy which have attracted many people with its characters and comedy. It have its own kind of comedy unlike anything else including the non-existent fourth wall thanks to the fact that every characters destroy it almost every episodes.
Story: This show actually doesn't have a true storyline.Most of the episodes are fillers and some of them actually bend with the manga but that's the funny part of it.
The central plot is pretty much about a boy name Ayasaki Hayate becoming a butler to a 13-year old girl name Sanzenin Nagi(and she's mine BTW, RAWR!!!!) and the whole plot revolves around thi…
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so i watch this anime recently and it's cool yuo can enjoy while watching it.this anime includes : romance,harem(kinda),action(exaggeration),comedy
so the story goes on like this:
Hayate Ayasaki is an unlucky teenager who worked since childhood to make ends meet due to his parents' irresponsible behavior. One day he finds out that his parents were planning to sell his organs to the Yakuza to make money, leaving behind a massive gambling debt on his shoulders. While running away from the debt collectors, he ends up meeting Nagi Sanzen'in, a young girl who is the sole heir of the wealthy Sanzen'in estate, and due to a misunderstanding, Nagi ends up falling in love with Hayate. After he rescues Nagi from some kidnappers, she hires Hayate as her new butler.
Aside from performing his ordinary…
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needless to say, the worst thing about this anime was Nagi and that is because she decided to take a break from chopping stuff with her bright red sword, she decided to put down the wand and bleach the pink out of her hair, and also figured out that she should stop dicking around in high school with her neighbor boy who she stupidly doesn't realize she loves.
other than that, this is a pretty decent comedy, except for Nagi who riuned everything about it.
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I was a little apprehensive when I started a 52 episode-long anime, being mainly accustomed to watching 24 episodes and less. However, I'm glad I decided to delve into the world of Hayate, Nagi, Maria, and others.
The story is summarized very well in the details section, so if you want to find out specifics, check out that tab.
The story was very good. Its success can be attributed to the always present, comedy aspect of the series. Some might think anime comedy is a little "meh," but this definitely is an exception. I'm sure if you've watched the majority of the popular anime shows out there (HtCB utilizes a lot of references from popular pop-culture movies/icons as well as anime), you're going to be giggling or even laughing-out-loud. Personally, I haven't seen many of the "uber-popula…
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Hayate the Combat Butler! is a very diffrent and fun anime, ive always disliked comedy and parody animes but this one changed my heart.
i Dont know how but for some reason i cant stop watch it or stop laughing. There are funny moments in almost every scene and they often dont disapoint you.((i maybe got bad humor)).
All i can say is if ur a guy that isnt much for comedy and parody anime then i think you should give this show a try becaus who knows it might change ur view and open up alot more anime shows for you.
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Hayate isn't too lucky.
He comes from a poor family who, despite bad finance, enjoy spending.
Hayate's parents leave him with their debts and dissapear.
Hayate rescues a little girl named Nagi, who happens to be rich.
As a repayment, Nagi pays off Hayate's debts, as a repayment to Nagi, Hayate becomes her butler.
This story started off flawless (first ep).
Good, easy to follow storyline. However...
Looking forward to seeing a series full of adventures....
Oh no...
The series turns hareem, and a number of token bipolar anime girls show up (the female lead is one also).
No real character development.
Dispite it's flaws, it's a decent series that's worth the watch if you're into mild comedy.
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